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Household of John Rule (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Rule and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rule, born in 1844 in Norham, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy A Rule, born in 1850 in Bywell, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; June (born 1871 in Bywell, Northumberland, England), William (born 1872 in Durham, England), Peter (born 1878 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1879 in Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Rule's household

Male

John

Rule

Head
Female

Dorothy A

Rule

Wife
Female

June

Rule

Daughter
Male

William

Rule

Son
Male

Peter

Rule

Son
Female

Mary A

Rule

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Rule

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Norham, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rule

Head

Married

37

1844

Norham, Northumberland, England

Dorothy A

Rule

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bywell, Northumberland, England

June

Rule

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bywell, Northumberland, England

William

Rule

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Peter

Rule

Son

Single

3

1878

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

Mary A

Rule

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tudhoe Grange, Durham, England

Isabella

Rule

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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